376 World Changing Announcemen (1/2)

As the crane entered Trodar and was headed for Gilga, rumors were already starting to arise of a mythical bird flying through Trodar. Thanks to contact crystals, such rumors spread like wildfire as everyone was telling their friends and loved ones to go outside and watch the sky. Whenever the rumor was confirmed true, that person would then tell even more people.

That continued until a good portion of the Gilga citizens were awaiting the pass of the magnificent bird. The restaurants with street seating were unexpectedly slammed and the amount of business along the streets started to rival that of a holiday.

This continued for the latter half of the day until that awaited moment finally arrived.

While the sun was still crawling down the sky, a blip appeared in the distant sky. Gradually, that blip turned into a circle. That circle turned into a small bird. Then, that small bird slowly grew into a gigantic silhouette. Once the figure was recognizable as that of a crane, the citizens of Gilga were blown away.

It was a common practice of powerful experts or businesses to have a great flying beast for travel. However, they had never seen such a spectacular beast used for such a purpose.

At first they were in awe, like they would be for a shooting star streaking across the heavens. But they soon realized something. That beautiful crane-like beast was starting to slow down. The closer it got to the city walls, the slower it became. Also, the beast was growing larger and larger, beginning its descent.

That awe soon turned to something else. Some believed it was a powerful foreign dignitary. Others thought it was a wild beast in search of humans as food. Many were too curious to settle on a single outcome, impatiently wanting to learn the truth.

Soon, the giant crane had descended low enough to barely clear the tallest buildings of Gilga but it hadn't stopped going forward.

The streets of Gilga were flooded with people as the bird cawed and slowly glided over the city to grab the attention of the citizens. Mobs were following after the beast as typical carriage traffic came to a standstill due to the excess of pedestrians. But many of those riding in carriages joined the crowds as they learned what was going on.

Some people even thought they saw human silhouettes on the back of the magnificent bird. Not many believed those rumors but it added to everyone's curiosity.

Eventually, the massive bird flapped its wings and came to a halt in the air. Reaching it's long legs down, they carefully landed on the wall of a vast property, the greatest property in all of Gilga.

It didn't take long for the gate beneath the crane to open up and for members of the Leisure Guild to join the crowd. Even Tralon exited the guild, catching the attention of everyone.

The citizens started to think that the legendary guild might be up to something. And since that thought went against the current belief that the guild was on the decline, their immense curiosity managed to grow even more.

”People of Trodar!”

A voice called out from the top of the guild walls. Finally, one of the people from the crane was addressing the anxious crowd.

”My name is Jack,” the hero introduced himself. ”I'm a summoned hero that was formerly with the Adventurers Association. But I must kindly relinquish my membership so that I can join the Leisure Guild.”

Suddenly, an ocean of voices and gossip flooded the entire city of Gilga. Jack was about to continue when he caught wind of some of the things the people were mentioning.

”Does that mean the association is really through?”

”Did the association lose the battle in Federal City?”

”Is Federal City really in ruins?”

The things gossiped by the people were completely foreign to Jack, leaving him perplexed. With that in mind, Jack continued, ”My leave from the association is a personal decision that I've been longing to make. Before I was summoned to this time, I was a member of this guild during ancient times. And seeing it's current state, how I could I not give it my all to help the Leisure Guild rise back to the glory it once held?”

The crowd roared in appreciation of Jack's words. Questions started coming from everywhere. But one question was quickly picked up by the entire crowd to make sure that Jack heard it and its many variations.

”Who are you?”